Introduce Narrative Poetry Students will plan, write, revise and edit a narrative poem
They will create a final copy of a narrative poem
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 20th
Monday
Review Informative essay prompt.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Rhyme, rhythm and "Annabel Lee"
Students will write their own poem with rhyme and rhythm.
Thursday - Friday
Argumentative writing prompts and rubric.
Argumentative practice writing piece.
Review exemplar argumentatives
Week of March 13th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish discussion of poem, "Names."
Students will share their memorial poem.
Wednesday - Thursday
Informative writing prompts and rubric. Informative practice writing piece. Review Exemplar Informatives
Friday
Reading Day - AR Due
Week of March 6th
Monday - Tuesday
Introduction to PSSA writing prompts and rubric. Narrative Practice Writing Piece Review Exemplar Narratives
Wednesday - Thursday
Reading and Writing Poetry "Names" by Billy Collins and free verse, imagery and memorials. Students will write their own poem as a memorial.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 27th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary
Tuesday - Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day Review Lance Armstrong TDA Review argument and evaluating reasoning MUTT and respond to "Athletes Salaries are not Overly Exorbitant" and "Do Professional Athletes get paid too much?" MUTT and respond to "Why We Shouldn't Go To Mars"
Thursday
Test on Arguments and Selections
Friday
Study Island - Organizing Ideas and Transitions
Week of February 20th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
PSSA Questions of the Day Read "It's not about the bike" and "23 Days in July" and respond to the margin questions. Students will discuss and define author's purpose and theme.
Thursday
TDA and Selection Test
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 13th
Monday
Journal
Review "Amigo Brothers" - Test tomorrow
Tuesday
Test on "Amigo Brothers"
Study Island when finished
Wednesday
Journal
Students, with a partner, will find a definition and an example of PSSA literary device.
Thursday
Journal
Students will share their examples with the class.
Study Island when finished
Friday
No school
Week of February 6th
Monday - Tuesday
Journal Share CDT Results PSSA Question of the Day Discuss Theme Read "Amigo Brothers" and respond to the questions in the margins.
Wednesday PSSA Question of the Day Review "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday
Test on "Amigo Brothers"
Friday
Study Island Topics - Verbs and Run on sentences and fragments
Week of January 30th
Monday - Friday
Students will watch Brian's Song.
As students watch, they will take notes about the differences and similarities between the text and the film.
The students will then use Word 365 to write the teacher an email. The email will be an informative essay.
Week of January 23rd
Monday - Thursday
Journal
PSSA Question of the day
Continue reading of Brian's Song
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 16th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary
PSSA Question of the day
Continue reading of Brian's Song
Friday
Study Island Topics - Modifiers and Pronouns
Week of January 9th
Monday
Journal
Vocabulary
PSSA question of the day
Introduction to Drama
Begin reading Brian's Song as a class.
Tuesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary
PSSA question of the day
Continue class reading of Brian's Song
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 2nd
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Six Vocabulary
Tuesday
Review Lesson Six Vocabulary
Review PSSA question type - reviewing questions about writing
Wednesday - Friday
CDTs
Week of December 19th
Monday
Reading "Prometheus"
Discuss elements of myth and creation myths
Tuesday
Students, with a group, will create their own myth and write a skit about it
Wednesday
Creation Myth Skit Presentations
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No Class - Early Dismissal
Week of December 12th
Monday
Review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Tuesday
Selection Test on "A Retrieved Reformation"
Wednesday - Thursday
Text Dependent Analysis Students will read "Papa's Parrot" and respond to a TDA Students will peer review each other's TDA
Friday
Study Island Topics - Phrases and Clauses and Varied Sentence Structure
Week of December 5th
Monday - Wednesday
Third Person Point of View
Students will read "A Retrieved Reformation"
Thursday
Selection Test - "A Retrieved Reformation"
Friday
Study Island Assignments: Task, Audience and Purpose and Precise Language and Sensory Details
Week of November 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary Words
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will read "The Scholarship Jacket" and discuss the importance of first person point of view.
Friday
Selection Test on "The Scholarship Jacket"
Week of November 21st
Monday - Tuesday
Study Island Topics - Transitions and Organizing Ideas
Study Island Make up
Wednesday
PSSA Incentive Assembly
Thursday - Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Oral reading of argumentative essay.
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction to "The Scholarship Jacket"
Students will read "The Scholarship Jacket" and respond to questions in the margins
Friday
Study Island Topics: Transitions and Organizing Ideas
Week of November 7th
Monday
Peer Review Argumentative Draft
Tuesday
Students will revise and write a second draft of their argumentative essay.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will film a podcast of themselves for their final copy of their argumentative essay.
Friday
Parent/teacher conferences - no school
Week of October 31st
Monday
Presentations of Elements of Story Skit
Tuesday - Thursday
Introduction to Argumentative writing. Students will complete prewriting and a rough draft of an argumentative writing piece. Rough draft will be due on Monday.
Friday
Study Island Day - Pretest and Introducing and Closing Topics and Supporting and Developing Topics.
Week of October 24th
Monday - Thursday
With a partner, students will read the selection, "Thank You, Ma'am." Students will then create a skit where they explain the five elements of story (plot, character, setting, point of view and theme) and how they are used in the selection. They will prepare Monday - Wednesday and present on Thursday.
Friday
Study Island Day - Pretest and Introducing and Closing Topics and Supporting and Developing Topics
Monday - Thursday
Students will choose five poems they have written and create a poetry book using story jumper.
Friday
Awards Day
Fun Day
Week of May 8th
Monday - Friday
Social Studies Research Project
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Week of May 1st
Monday - Friday
Social Studies Research Project
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Week of April 24th
Monday - Friday
Social Studies Research Project
For more information - http://socialstudiesproject2017.wikispaces.com/
Week of April 17th
Monday - Tuesday
No School - Easter Break
Wednesday - Friday
Introduce storyjumper.com to students.
Students will use website to create a poetry book.
Week of April 10th
Monday
Alliteration in poetry - students will read and write poetry using alliteration.
Tuesday
Personification in poetry - students will read and write poetry using personification.
Wednesday
Repetition in poetry - students will read and write poetry using repetition.
Thursday
Imagery in poetry - students will read and write poetry using imagery.
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of April 3rd
Monday
Review PSSA testing strategies
PSSA Rhyme
Poetry Activity - Limricks
Tuesday - Friday
PSSA Testing
Week of March 27th
Monday - Thursday
Introduce Narrative Poetry
Students will plan, write, revise and edit a narrative poem
They will create a final copy of a narrative poem
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 20th
Monday
Review Informative essay prompt.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Rhyme, rhythm and "Annabel Lee"
Students will write their own poem with rhyme and rhythm.
Thursday - Friday
Argumentative writing prompts and rubric.
Argumentative practice writing piece.
Review exemplar argumentatives
Week of March 13th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish discussion of poem, "Names."
Students will share their memorial poem.
Wednesday - Thursday
Informative writing prompts and rubric.
Informative practice writing piece.
Review Exemplar Informatives
Friday
Reading Day - AR Due
Week of March 6th
Monday - Tuesday
Introduction to PSSA writing prompts and rubric.
Narrative Practice Writing Piece
Review Exemplar Narratives
Wednesday - Thursday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Names" by Billy Collins and free verse, imagery and memorials.
Students will write their own poem as a memorial.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 27th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary
Tuesday - Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Review Lance Armstrong TDA
Review argument and evaluating reasoning
MUTT and respond to "Athletes Salaries are not Overly Exorbitant" and "Do Professional Athletes get paid too much?"
MUTT and respond to "Why We Shouldn't Go To Mars"
Thursday
Test on Arguments and Selections
Friday
Study Island - Organizing Ideas and Transitions
Week of February 20th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
PSSA Questions of the Day
Read "It's not about the bike" and "23 Days in July" and respond to the margin questions.
Students will discuss and define author's purpose and theme.
Thursday
TDA and Selection Test
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 13th
Monday
Journal
Review "Amigo Brothers" - Test tomorrow
Tuesday
Test on "Amigo Brothers"
Study Island when finished
Wednesday
Journal
Students, with a partner, will find a definition and an example of PSSA literary device.
Thursday
Journal
Students will share their examples with the class.
Study Island when finished
Friday
No school
Week of February 6th
Monday - Tuesday
Journal
Share CDT Results
PSSA Question of the Day
Discuss Theme
Read "Amigo Brothers" and respond to the questions in the margins.
Wednesday
PSSA Question of the Day
Review "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday
Test on "Amigo Brothers"
Friday
Study Island Topics - Verbs and Run on sentences and fragments
Week of January 30th
Monday - Friday
Students will watch Brian's Song.
As students watch, they will take notes about the differences and similarities between the text and the film.
The students will then use Word 365 to write the teacher an email. The email will be an informative essay.
Week of January 23rd
Monday - Thursday
Journal
PSSA Question of the day
Continue reading of Brian's Song
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 16th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary
PSSA Question of the day
Continue reading of Brian's Song
Friday
Study Island Topics - Modifiers and Pronouns
Week of January 9th
Monday
Journal
Vocabulary
PSSA question of the day
Introduction to Drama
Begin reading Brian's Song as a class.
Tuesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary
PSSA question of the day
Continue class reading of Brian's Song
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 2nd
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Six Vocabulary
Tuesday
Review Lesson Six Vocabulary
Review PSSA question type - reviewing questions about writing
Wednesday - Friday
CDTs
Week of December 19th
Monday
Reading "Prometheus"
Discuss elements of myth and creation myths
Tuesday
Students, with a group, will create their own myth and write a skit about it
Wednesday
Creation Myth Skit Presentations
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No Class - Early Dismissal
Week of December 12th
Monday
Review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Tuesday
Selection Test on "A Retrieved Reformation"
Wednesday - Thursday
Text Dependent Analysis
Students will read "Papa's Parrot" and respond to a TDA
Students will peer review each other's TDA
Friday
Study Island Topics - Phrases and Clauses and Varied Sentence Structure
Week of December 5th
Monday - Wednesday
Third Person Point of View
Students will read "A Retrieved Reformation"
Thursday
Selection Test - "A Retrieved Reformation"
Friday
Study Island Assignments: Task, Audience and Purpose and Precise Language and Sensory Details
Week of November 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary Words
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will read "The Scholarship Jacket" and discuss the importance of first person point of view.
Friday
Selection Test on "The Scholarship Jacket"
Week of November 21st
Monday - Tuesday
Study Island Topics - Transitions and Organizing Ideas
Study Island Make up
Wednesday
PSSA Incentive Assembly
Thursday - Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Oral reading of argumentative essay.
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction to "The Scholarship Jacket"
Students will read "The Scholarship Jacket" and respond to questions in the margins
Friday
Study Island Topics: Transitions and Organizing Ideas
Week of November 7th
Monday
Peer Review Argumentative Draft
Tuesday
Students will revise and write a second draft of their argumentative essay.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will film a podcast of themselves for their final copy of their argumentative essay.
Friday
Parent/teacher conferences - no school
Week of October 31st
Monday
Presentations of Elements of Story Skit
Tuesday - Thursday
Introduction to Argumentative writing. Students will complete prewriting and a rough draft of an argumentative writing piece. Rough draft will be due on Monday.
Friday
Study Island Day - Pretest and Introducing and Closing Topics and Supporting and Developing Topics.
Week of October 24th
Monday - Thursday
With a partner, students will read the selection, "Thank You, Ma'am." Students will then create a skit where they explain the five elements of story (plot, character, setting, point of view and theme) and how they are used in the selection. They will prepare Monday - Wednesday and present on Thursday.
Friday
Study Island Day - Pretest and Introducing and Closing Topics and Supporting and Developing Topics
Week of October 17th
Monday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
Review "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Tuesday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
Review "Rikki-tikki-tavi" and plot triangle.
Wednesday
Test on "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary Review for Lesson Three Words
Friday
Vocabulary Test
AR
Week of October 10th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson Three Words
Wednesday - Friday
Introduction to suspense
Partner read "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Week of October 3rd
Monday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
Introduction to "The Last Dog" and setting in story.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
Partner Read - "The Last Dog"
Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity and Review
Review "The Last Dog"
Friday
Vocabulary test on Lesson Two Words
Reading Day
Week of September 26th
Monday
Depth and Complexity Vocabulary review activity
Tuesday
Rachel's Challenge Field Trip
Wednesday - Friday
CDTs
Week of September 19th
Monday
Review "Seventh Grade" and the plot triangle.
Tuesday
Test on "Seventh Grade"
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Two Words
Thursday - Friday
Introduce and read "The Last Dog" with a partner.
Week of September 12th
Monday
Students will write a final copy of their narrative essay.
Tuesday - Thursday
Introduce MUTTin up the text.
Students will read "Seventh Grade"
Review "Seventh Grade" and the plot triangle.
Friday
Test on "Seventh Grade"
Week of September 6th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Introduce Narrative Writing
Prewriting due tomorrow
Wednesday
Drafting a narrative essay
Thursday
Peer Review narrative writing
Friday
Reading Day
Week of August 29th
Monday
Students will work on I Am Poem.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will share their I Am Poem with the class.
Thursday
Introduction is Lesson One Vocabulary.
Friday
Study Island Pretest/Reading Probe
Week of August 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
No School
Wednesday
Welcome back to school!
Introduction to Journals
Classroom Expectations
Appropriate Use of Personal Devices
Remind 101
Thursday
I Am Poem Introduction
Students will work on I Am Poem
Friday
Library/AR Day